I know some people consider themselves moms when they find out they are pregnant, while others don't feel it until they are holding theri baby in their arms. I would imagine most women consider themselves moms somewhere during the pregnancy.
If you do consider yourself a mom now, when did that moment happen for you?
If you already have a child, think back to your first pregnancy.
Re: Do you consider yourself a mom?
hhuumm I guess I do. I think I felt like a mommy when I was in a car accident and all I can think of was my baby and wanted to make sure everything was ok.
I was already protective of my LO. Also felt more real when we found out it we were having a boy and gave him a name
my mom explained it to me like this......you are a mother the minute you find out there is life inside of you. you change your actions, your habits and your mind thinks differently, all for the better and for the sake of your child.
i didn't believe her at first when i was preg. with DD but it is true.....you are all mothers already.
I know you're a "mom" the second a little life is growing inside of you. But this (above) is exactly how I felt. I felt the baby move 1 day before the ultrasound although I still wasn't sure if it was the baby, and when I described it to the tech and told her the pulling sensation on my stomach, and seeing the baby move around as much as it was, she said, "I bet you any money what you felt was her doing a flip..." The moment I saw that little body on that screen, and saw the baby's hand come up into the "hi there" sign, that's the moment I felt like a mom.
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One day last week I woke up bleeding. Before being pregnant my first thought would have been, "Oh my God, what is wrong with ME?" That day it was. "Oh God, please let it be something wrong with me and not the baby!" When we went to the doctor and found out I was passing a kidney stone, I had never been so thankful to see a healthy little person on the ultrasound. My exact words were "I can deal with a kidney stone as long as the baby is okay." THAT was the moment I felt like a mom.
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Yes. I don't go out to people and say "I am a mother." But my DH & I consider myself to be the Mom. I've already made a lot of sacrifices, like our mothers have made - taking good general care of myself, eating as healthy as possible, exercising, abstaining from drinking, going to the dr. regularly, etc. etc.... I darn well better be a Mom at this point!
The moment when I really felt like I was a Mom....was when I was about 13-14 weeks, and I tripped & fell flat on my face on the sidewalk. I was in shock at first, but when I got up (fortunately I didn't hurt baby or myself) - I just started tearing up, hoping to God that the baby was safe. I guess you can call that my first "Mom moment."
Yes-maybe because friends and family spoiled me for mother's day I think that it is even healthy to start considering yourself a mom while pregnant so that you can take seriously the responsibility of caring for the one inside of you. No one else, at this point, can care for them but you!
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Yes, I do. I think the moment the line turned pink, I considered myself a mom. But it really sunk in when I saw that tiny little heart beating away at 7 weeks. I of course feel more and more like a mom everyday and I know I am making decisions that effect his well being everyday. I'm already worrying like a mom!
What aggravates me is when others don't acknowledge this! I and every woman is a mom the moment they find out! I have a friend who recently lost a pregnancy and I made sure I wished her a happy mother's day because she is a mom, too. Think about it, if someone's only child dies at the age of 10, would they suddenly stop being a mother? NO! Sorry, I have never suffered a miscarriage, but I struggled with infertility for years, so I am very passionate. Not to mention the hormones currently surging through my body !
ABSOLUTELY!
it feels a bit surreal, but when I chose to walk even though I am tired after working all day, OR to eat a single serving of Hagen Dazs, even though I want to eat a tub of it-- I am not doing it out of vanity, I am already trying to act responsibly in ways that will benefit my LO. Yes, I am a mom, even if the rest of the world doesn't know quite yet!
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